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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe do when he leaves town?
(a) Goes to college.
(b) Works at a big city newspaper.
(c) Marries his sweetheart.
(d) Joins the Navy.

2. Who asks questions of Mr. Webb when he has finished his introduction of the town?
(a) Audience members.
(b) Actors planted in the audience.
(c) The stage manager.
(d) Mr. Webb's children.

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs invite her husband to do after his gentle rebuke to her in the yard?
(a) Go on a walk.
(b) Take a drive.
(c) Eat some dinner.
(d) Smell her roses.

4. What interrupts Emily as she is doing her homework during the second scene?
(a) The church choir.
(b) The school bell.
(c) A train whistle.
(d) A car horn honking.

5. What is so surprising to Rebecca about the mailman?
(a) He loves his job.
(b) He delivered a letter with an extensive address to her friend.
(c) He is handsome.
(d) He never fails to deliver the mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emily doing when she asks her mother her very important question?

2. What does Mr. Gibbs say is something only done in big cities?

3. What does the stage manager say was wasted in Joe's death?

4. What does Dr. Gibb rebuke Mrs. Gibbs for when she returns at the beginning of the third scene?

5. At the beginning of the play, what does Mrs. Gibbs do when she first comes out of her house?

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